Vinicius Jr was the man of the match as Real Madrid defeated Liverpool 5-2 at Anfield on Tuesday night.

With Liverpool leading 2-0 inside 14 minutes, Vinicius scored a first-half brace to level the scores before half-time.

Eder Militao scored immediately after the restart, with Karim Benzema scoring a second-half brace to seal a 5-2 victory for Madrid.

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti was full of praise for Vinicius after the game.

“In my personal opinion, Vinicius is the most decisive player in world football right now,” Ancelotti said after Madrid’s win at Anfield.

“There’s no player with his continued insistence with dribbling, assists and goals, nobody who is more decisive right now. I hope he keeps it up.”

Ancelotti also praised Benzema and Rodrygo for aiding the comeback.

He said: “We suffered a lot at the start and we obviously didn’t want to start the match the way the did.

“When we were 2-0 down, I thought back to the Manchester City semi-final. But, we did better this time because we pulled it back even quicker.

“As happens with this team, we kept a cool head and our quality allowed us to get back into the game. The veterans helped us a lot to stay cool. Our forward line’s efficiency allowed us to get back in the game. Rodrygo, Vinicius and Benzema were very smart.

“When we got through Liverpool’s press, we caused them problems. Then, we also got better defensively. In the first half, they caused problems to us on our left, but we got better as the game progressed.”